Fictional Romantic Gestures That Have Ruined Me for Ordinary Males #2: The O.C.

I loved The O.C. (2003-2007)

This wonderful television program had it all: witty banter, beautiful people, and lots of punching. They tried for a while to make the show's core couple be Ryan and Marissa, but this was beyond boring. No, it was really all about Seth and Summer: one of the greatest television couples of all time. Summer was a little hesitant about publicly dating Seth, so he made a grand romantic gesture that made my little undergraduate heart flip flop all over the place back in Season 1.